Hi to all, I've been wanting to post but I'm very overwhelmed with life right now. This will be a quick post just to update anyone interested! First, my apologies to all who sent supplies, etc. I have been long overdue in thank-yous, very rude of me. So thanksto , Michael for all the wonderful goodies, Chris for the T.T., Joe for the meatgrinder, (which I have been to busy to use yet), Judy Cooke for her visit to the shelter and donation of goodies, to stephanie for the non rx meds, to Phyllis for being my ferret guardian angel and taking care of my ferret store supplies, to josie for making sleep sack and selling them on e-bay for the shelter, and to all who have been there lending moral support!. Please forgive me if i left anyone out. Second, Devon has moved out, to make a long story short, he has many serious problems that require more than I can handle, I can not be lied to, have my animals in harms way, and have stolen goods in my home. and the topper was my son getting caught with him shoplifting. devon needs his family and therapy, I wish him luck in life, and i feel sorry for him. Apollo is still needing work, he is still aggressive and I hope to try to win his trust,time will tell. Well this past Sat, I received 10 California rescues: one dew male fixed, sweet as all get out, was found in a dumpster, mites and fleas but all else ok. one albino male fixed, older, good personality, older, thin, mites, fleas, needs TLC. Was a found ferret. One very old grey neutered male, adrenal, enlarged spleen, tried tpo eat my fingers at first, after cleaning him up I noticed he has some discomfort in the abd area. Noe he kissed me. found in a box in front of a cal shelter. The next 7 were confiscated from someone in San Bernadino, abuse and neglect, along with 150 rats, and other small critters, sounds fishy to me, maybe breeding lad critters, who knows, just a gut feling. None of the ferrets are fixed or descented, 4 hobs, big ums aprox 5-6 mths, filthy, the 2 albinos are orange, yellowish, fleas, mites, the works. and not real social, just ask my fingers! the 4 sprites, aprox same age, the yellow albino is jaws, the others are panda, blaze, spotted, mitt, sable looking gals, onlt one is sweet, she is seperated so she can eat in peace, her name is Pixi Stick, what a doll. so now i'm looking at 3 adrenals, 4 spleen removals, 4 spays, 2 neuters, 7 descents. There is more to this saga, I will post tomorrow as my pain pills for my back and swollen fingers are kicking in. One last thing to the Cal ferret owner, Be careful, the seven came from your town, i realy don't need anymore right now, 43 ferrets are plenty for the moment. i have some fundraisinfg things coming up, wil post later, puter looking fuzzy now. Any one in vegas that can come help out, please call me, I really need some releife, a day off to sleep. Call 876-8224, and bring gloves! LOL. Take care all, and thanks for letting me vent, and please no flames, maybe just some helpful advice would be nice. CJ 24 Carat Ferret Rescue And Shelter Home of the Bingo Ball stealing ferrets, story to follow........ [Posted in FML issue 2825]